It’s chaotic and hypocritical while also being duplicitous. But it all makes sense if viewed through the lens of a premier who’s fearful of an organized and motivated separatist movement within her own party. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

On #HumanRightsDay, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is once again showing no respect for the Canadian Charter of Human Rights. I am confident that next election, the UCP Government will be held accountable for blatantly disregarding human rights of Albertans. #abpoli #ableg

@jaredwesley.ca: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy? Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli

I'm sure having every fucking politician in this stupid ass country talk down the benefits of a liberal arts education and slowly destroy universities - which young men already disproportionately avoid - will sure help things.

MLA Rakhi Pancholi captures the essence of Bill 14. From Hansard, second reading last night. #abpoli #ableg

Am I calling out conservatives for being complicitly silent over Danielle Smith's authoritarian drift? Damn straight. youtube.com/watch?v=wjr0...

Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy. Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and moral, then it’s not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. - Dwight Eisenhower

This is from the convoy, but it illustrates a core tactic of the UCP as well:

People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms? Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people." Anything that punctures that myth helps. +

UCP trots out woke-gun-grab hysteria in hopes of keeping its MAGAfied far-right critics on a leash. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/ucp-...

There is a LOT in this legislation, to the point that big changes for Alberta's legal regulator are all the way at the bottom, including: -Law Society of Alberta can't mandate training/education beyond a specific scope -Conduct decision appeals go to Court of King's Bench www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Bill 14 is immensely complex. The amendments to the Citizen Initiative Act & its financial rules are esp complex. This is a deliberate strategy. In other areas of the law we call this libel or regulatory chill. This is a government that only pretends to believe in direct democracy. #ableg #abpoli

So Alberta's latest proposed law would: 👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet. 👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'

Oh hey! A podcast on Sam Mraiche and his ties to the Alberta government! Including audio from when I asked Justice Minister Mickey Amery about his relationship to the businessman. www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social

I concluded this weeks ago. They didn't hide it. The UCP didn't have to use the notwithstanding clause. They wanted to, in order to avoid an arbitration process they knew they'd lose. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Her actual biggest regret is that they’ve been caught

Alberta govt has no problem spending hundreds of millions on private schools that serve a fraction of the population

That petition drive for a non-binding referendum for Alberta to STAY in Canada is now verified. One in 7 Alberta voters signed it. Wow, did Lukaszuk's bid worked. Lessee how Danielle Smith gov handles it.

Bill 9 is unscientific and immoral. It does nothing to protect children. It is only designed to hurt them by denying doctor supported life saving care. Kill Bill 9, not our children.

Oil, beef and gummies, that’s us

I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"

Great, if harrowing piece about the Freebirth Society, who we touched on in our latest Truly Tradly Deeply Episode about motherhood www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

"The greatest danger now facing the system is the absence of qualified leadership. Critical decisions about surgical prioritization, staffing, and funding are being made by individuals lacking clinical training." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #Alberta #Canada #abpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare

The UCP are theofascists, nazis. Anti-abortionism is misogynistic violence.

We are in the process of trying to recall Stephan. Recallreddeer.ca Help us spread the word, Red Deer is a UCP stronghold.

During the same week that the UCP is expanding privatization, the auditor general finds that government interference cost taxpayers over $100 million. How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

The UCP strikes again. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.

A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...

“the expansion of private surgery had siphoned funding & a scarce pool of critical staff, including anesthesiologists and operating room nurses, from the public system, increasing wait times for cancer and other priority surgeries” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

The UCP is widely expected to use the notwithstanding clause once again on Monday. Why? Not just because they can. And not because they have to. They're doing it deliberately, whether out of spite, laziness, or expediency. My latest: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

Another treasonous Alberta delegation heads to Mar-a-Lago to negotiate Trump’s 51’st state fantasy and USA’s takeover of Canadian natural resources. Please, register at Forever-Canadian.ca and donate to our effort to keep Alberta in Canada. #cdnpoli #AbLeg nationalpost.com/news/another...

Experts speaking about Canada's loss of measles elimination status: "We have major gaps in our public health infrastructure." The gap in that infrastructure:

love that Supercop #3 expects us to believe he had reason to believe a sitting MLA was engaged in flagrant corruption, conducted an illegal search — and then got distracted so never completed his investigation. Adorable.

More needs to be said about the strength and bravery of @sphillipsab.bsky.social to have gone through this for 8 years. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said. With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle. If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.

It’s now 24 UCP MLAs that are in various stages of recall development currently! If you live in one of those ridings find out where you can sign the petition operationtotalrecall.ca Let’s keep this momentum going Alberta!! #Alberta #ABLeg #ABPoli #FireTheUCP #YEG #YYC #RedForED

Hi Bluesky 👋 Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

I mean we're getting a front row seat to that experiment here in 'Berta already.

"By doing things voters wanted, he set unrealistic expectations. Soon, voters will expect ALL politicians to represent their interests. Then where will we be?"

Hey Alberta deserves better too. bsky.app/profile/reas...

Democratic guardrails erode by accumulation — one “exception” at a time. None of this alone ends liberal democracy. Together, it corrodes it. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpolitics

6️⃣ Meritocracy • “Skybox” donor-insider perks • Health contracts to party allies • Ethics oversight weakened • Loyalists > expertise • Sole-source deals & weak audits

Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult. But not impossible. Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇

Continuing to deconstruct, and then build again, Alberta's health bureaucracy one brick at a time. If the subject-matter were not so serious we'd all be laughing out loud at the contents of this press release. #abpoli #ableg #recall

Insufficient disclosure obscuring billions in Alberta oil sands liabilities, advocates say. #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...